The Young Australian Skeptics is an organisation and group blog run by a diverse team of young science communicators, professionals and students, focused on the crossroads of science with critical thinking, religion, education, politics, medicine, law, wider society and more — in essence, scientific skepticism and its cultural impact.

It’s the epitome of false balance. The prime voice of unverified, unjust, unquestioning, unempirical, un-​​​​sane belief. It is the bane of skeptical inquiry and critical thought. The fear of many a debater. It’s where irrational and rational collide to form a…

Let’s talk about wine, shall we? When you think of wine, what do you think of? What about wine culture? Flavour? Price? Australian drinking culture is, in general, horrible. I don’t apply that comment only to high school students and undergraduates,…